This information is in three parts:
Applications and amendments may be submitted by email. A single .pdf file containing the form and all related documents is to be emailed to ethics@aut.ac.nz. The scanned single .pdf file must have the EA form at the beginning and the other documents in the order stated in the form. The application or amendment must have all the required signatures.
AUTEC's forms are revised on a regular basis and this page contains the current version. It is strongly recommended that you download the current form each time you wish to use it rather than using one saved on your computer from an earlier occasion. If you have forms that you access by a bookmark in your web browser, please ensure that your bookmark is to this page as the filename of the form will also alter from version to version.
For your ease of use, the forms are not protected documents. It is therefore important when using the forms to take care that you keep the formatting unaltered. This applies especially to the numbering of the sections. All the forms have inbuilt Heading styles which govern the numbering and the easiest way to correct the numbering if you do alter it is to revert the appropriate heading to the style that it had in the original version. Applications that have non standard numbering or formatting will not be accepted for consideration, nor will incompletely filled forms.
Appendix C. This application form is the one most AUT researchers will use when submitting an application for consideration by AUTEC.
Appendix G. This form has a dual purpose and is for the yearly progress report on research that has been approved by AUTEC or for use when you wish to make an amendment to your research.
Appendix H. This form is used for the report required on the completion of research that has been approved by AUTEC.
Appendix K. This form is used by AUT researchers submitting an applications to AUTEC for institutional approval when ethics approval has been granted by an external ethics committee. It is also the form to be used in order to receive locality authorisation for applications submitted for review by the Health and Disability Ethics Committees which are being conducted on AUT premises.
Appendix L. This form is used by AUT staff applying to AUTEC for delegated authority to approve their students' undergraduate research projects.
Appendix M. This form is used for the required annual report on delegated approvals for Class Research Projects.
Appendix X. This form is for use by external researchers who are seeking permission to invite AUT staff and/or students to participate in their research. This form needs to be used in conjunction with the policy on access by external researchers which is contained in Appendix R.
Appendix D1. This is a fairly comprehensive exemplar for Information Sheets. Please read the Guide in Appendix D as well.
This exemplar has been designed by AUT's early childhood educators for use with children.
Download Information Sheet Exemplar for use with children participants
Appendix E. There a few exemplars in this document for your assistance. Please note the difference between assent and consent and ensure that you get both when appropriate.
Appendix F. There are a few exemplars in this document for your assistance. They are required whenever someone other than the researcher has access to the data.
This exemplar is provided for use by independent peer reviewers who are wanting to provide AUTEC with confirmation of their review. It is optional and alternative exemplars may be downloaded from the Ministry of Health's HDEC website.
Researchers needing to draft a Sensitive Data Safety Management Protocol when sensitive data is being collected as part of their research are advised to use the Guide for drafting a Data Management Plan.
Download the Guide for drafting a Data Management Plan
This guide is provided to assist researchers with drafting a Researcher Safety Protocol when research is being undertaken in private homes or unfamiliar social or cultural contexts.
Download the Guide for drafting a Researcher Safety Protocol
This guide is provided to assist researchers with drafting a Data Management Plan. Having a data management plan is best research practice. It is essential when the research data is sensitive in nature, is likely to be shared or stored in a data repository or will be stored indefinitely or used for future research. There is also a tool for drafting a data management plan on the website for Te Mātāpuna | The Library.